ADDING AND SUBTRACTING DECIMALS
Adding Decimals

5.3+4.7=?
Can you answer that problem? I bet not. At the end of this lesson you should be able to.

Adding Decimals

  1. Line up the decimals.
  2. Add the decimals.
  3. Any remainder goes to the whole ones column.
  4. Add as normal for the rest of the problem.

Here is the problem:

5.3+4.7=10
Did you figure that out?
:-)
Here's some more help.
external image decimals06-01.gif

Subtracting Decimals
Find the answer to this problem.
4.5-2.5=
At the end of this lesson you should be able to.
  1. . Line up the decimals.
  2. . Subtract as normal.

Here's some more help.
external image decimals07-01.gif

LINKS
cool math -The site where i found my pictures
fun brain - hosts a minigame board game for a ton of subjects.